Crenidens Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Synonym: Crenidens Cuvier and Valenciennes 1830 [objective synonym]

Parent taxon: Sparidae according to C. Arambourg 1927

See also Novack-Gottshall 2022 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Archosargus, Boops, Box, Calamus, Crommyodus, Dentex, Evynnis, Lagodon, Pagellinae, Pagrus, Paracalamus, Pshekharus, Rhythmias, Sparinae, Sparus, Stenotomus

Subtaxa: Crenidens intermedius

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Raz-el-Ain (Miocene of Algeria)

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